Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Graduate Program
Introducing the Graduate Program (GP) in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics
The GP@CSULB is a new 19-month full-time intensive program that results in a Master of Science (M.S.) Degree in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics and readiness to sit for the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) exam.
Our program is great for career changers, as anyone with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and who has completed all prerequisites can apply. We do not require a DPD Verification Statement.
The GP will begin every year in spring (January) and end in August of the second year (19 months). This program replaces the CSULB Dietetic Internship and the CSULB Didactic Program in Dietetics/ISPP, which no longer accepts new applicants.
| Applications open in August 2025. If you are interested in applying by the September 1, 2025 deadline, go to START HERE to read about our admissions process and application requirements and begin preparing now! |
GP Information Sessions:
We held two information sessions in March 2025. If you missed them, no problem! Just sign up here and and we will send you the video recordings of the info sessions. You can also review this .pdf of slides for the Traditional Track or this .pdf of slides for the Blended Track.
To sign up for updated information about info sessions and application tips, get onto our email listserv here.
The GP is proudly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606. Email: acend@eatright.org Phone: 312.899.0040 x 5400
